Kelly hoping for better luck

It would be fairly typical of Niall Kelly’s year if a heavy knock suffered in a training match last weekend were to rule him out of Kildare’s Leinster quarter-final against Louth on Sunday.

The Athy youngster burst onto the national scene along with a host of other U21s with his brilliant performances in last year’s league in particular. He ended the year with a hip injury though and hip arthroscopy surgery ruled him out of the league campaign this term, and the county’s U21 championship defeat to Offaly.

“I came through last year okay,” reveals Kelly. “Towards the end of the year, it was at me and I said if I didn’t get it done then, I might not get through this year unscathed.”